ASTB-Nautical Information Exam
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To go in the direction of the ship's bow is to go: - ✔✔Forward
In marine navigation, speed is measured in: - ✔✔Knots
The ratio of the international nautical mile to the statute mile is most nearly - ✔✔8/7
International mile: 6,078 feet, while the statute mile: 5,280 feet
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, EAST is indicated at a reading of
(in degrees): - ✔✔090 degrees
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, WEST is indicated at a reading of
(in degrees): - ✔✔270 degrees
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, NORTH is indicated at a reading
of (in degrees): - ✔✔000 or 360 degrees
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, On the compass, which is used to determine direction, SOUTH is indicated at a reading
of (in degrees): - ✔✔180 degrees
Compass north is generally not the same as magnetic north because of: - ✔✔the
influence of local magnetic forces
Using the 24-hour basis in navigation, 8:45 a.m. would be written: - ✔✔0845
Delicate, feather-like, white clouds occurring at a very high altitude are termed: -
✔✔cirrus clouds
The formation of fog may be predicted by determining the: - ✔✔the difference between
the wet-and-dry bulb temperatures
Icebreakers are operated by the: - ✔✔U.S. Coast Guard
A ship at a latitude of 35 degrees N and a longitude of 30 degrees E is in the: -
✔✔Mediterranean Sea
"Zulu Time" used in ship communication is: - ✔✔Greenwich Mean Time
Used in communication between ships in different time zones
Which of the following is a common type of visual communication used shipboard? -
✔✔Semiphore
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To go in the direction of the ship's bow is to go: - ✔✔Forward
In marine navigation, speed is measured in: - ✔✔Knots
The ratio of the international nautical mile to the statute mile is most nearly - ✔✔8/7
International mile: 6,078 feet, while the statute mile: 5,280 feet
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, EAST is indicated at a reading of
(in degrees): - ✔✔090 degrees
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, WEST is indicated at a reading of
(in degrees): - ✔✔270 degrees
On the compass, which is used to determine direction, NORTH is indicated at a reading
of (in degrees): - ✔✔000 or 360 degrees
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, On the compass, which is used to determine direction, SOUTH is indicated at a reading
of (in degrees): - ✔✔180 degrees
Compass north is generally not the same as magnetic north because of: - ✔✔the
influence of local magnetic forces
Using the 24-hour basis in navigation, 8:45 a.m. would be written: - ✔✔0845
Delicate, feather-like, white clouds occurring at a very high altitude are termed: -
✔✔cirrus clouds
The formation of fog may be predicted by determining the: - ✔✔the difference between
the wet-and-dry bulb temperatures
Icebreakers are operated by the: - ✔✔U.S. Coast Guard
A ship at a latitude of 35 degrees N and a longitude of 30 degrees E is in the: -
✔✔Mediterranean Sea
"Zulu Time" used in ship communication is: - ✔✔Greenwich Mean Time
Used in communication between ships in different time zones
Which of the following is a common type of visual communication used shipboard? -
✔✔Semiphore
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